The other America through the lens of Arthur Pollock
Arthur Pollock has worked as a news photographer for over forty years and left an archive of thousands of images, reminiscent of harsh, but the artistic style popularized by the great Weegee in the 40s.
Many news photographers in droves around significant events, and their photographs often reflect a single vision, which does not stand the test of time. They are professional but predictable. Obviously, these are the norm in most news publications. But it is quite another thing – photos by Arthur Pollock. Major news events and small private moments in his bedroom preceded today's digital street photography. Over the decades, and they still seem fresh and relevant. If not for the signature, you might think that many of them made recently. In some cases, even before us a classic.
Beverly, Massachusetts, 1980.
Watermelon festival, Pardeeville, 1971.
Kennedy Avenue, Highland, 1976.
The teachers ' strike, 1975.
Miss Nude America, Roslan, Indiana, 1975.
Working at the mill, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1977.
Democratic national Convention, Miami, 1972.
Downtown, Lowell, 1977.
The driver of the truck, Hammond, 1975.
Whiting, 1975.
Bar, Lowell, 1978.
Hammond, 1975.
Lowell, 1978.
Builders, Lowell, 1978.
Flower shop, Madison, 1971.
The prisoner transport, Leominster, 1980.
Polka, Burnham, 1975.
Bikers protest at city hall, Lowell, 1977.
Barber, Lynn, 1985.
Pizzeria, Chelmsford, 1978.
City center, Hammond, 1975.
Pawtucket Boulevard, Lowell, 1980.
Donut shop, Syracuse, 1975.
Lowell, Massachusetts, 1977.
Internat, Syracuse, 1975.
Incinerator. Chicago, 1975.
Country singer Merle haggard backstage before the show. Madison, Wisconsin, 1972.
Dizzy Gillespie at the Monterey jazz festival in 1974.
The disaster of the space Shuttle Challenger, 1986.
Exhibition of dogs.
Ethel Kennedy and black children in the camp.
Highland Park, Indiana, 1975.
Skater-singles and Nancy Kerrigan, US champion, two-time medalist in the winter Olympics, two-time world Championships medalist.
John F. Kennedy Jr. and mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Boston, MA.
Shooting at an overturned wagon in Boston in the late 1980s.
The performance of Japanese dance troupe in Boston.
The legendary baseball player Carl Yastrzhembsky greets fans on the day of his retirement.
The firing of the gun, carnival practice, Mashpee, mA, 1991.
The installer on the USS Constitution (USS Constitution, aka "old Ironsides"), the oldest sailing ship in the world from being afloat. Naval shipyard, Boston.
The leading runners on the running track. Boston, 1977.
The dinosaur in the air – an exhibit of the installations of the Museum of science in Boston.
On a roller coaster. Boston, MA.
Keywords: 70s | 80s | USA | B/W | Black and white photography